OLD BOY


Meaning of OLD BOY in English

ˈold ˈboy BrE AmE noun [countable]

1 . British English a man who used to be a student at a school:

an old boys’ reunion

2 . the old-boy network the system by which men who went to the same school, belong to the same club etc use their influence to help each other

3 . British English spoken an old man:

He’s a nice old boy.

4 . British English old-fashioned used when speaking to a male friend:

How are you, old boy?

⇨ ↑ old girl

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.